Ideographer is a Taipei-based developer of small but useful Max OS X apps with a heavy focus on the Chinese language. I use their apps a lot during my day-to-day Chinese studies and writing here on ChineseHacks so I’d like … Continue reading
Ever wanted to learn Taiwanese? Or just take a break from 普通話/國語 and learn something different? Mike Campbell, recently featured on CTI News and Apple Daily in Taiwan, has posted a free series of lessons on Youtube that cover basic … Continue reading
For those times when a text book is the last thing you want to look at, but you still want to get some Chinese practice in, try one of these web comics. They’re quick and easy to read, ranging from … Continue reading
Say you are explaining to a friend about the latest film you have seen, you really enjoyed the film but it isn’t your absolute favourite, though it is one of your most favourite films. So, how can you express this … Continue reading
There’s one thing that Chinese isn’t short of and that’s idioms 成語（成语 chéng yŭ）, so much so that we can even break them down into sub categories. For the moment, though, we’ll have a look at one category of idioms … Continue reading
If you’ve already read Rebooting America, then you’ll know it’s a collection of thought provoking essays written by many forward thinking writers. If you haven’t read it then you’re in luck, as it’s licenced under creative commons you can download … Continue reading
A phenomenon that is usually associated with Chinese learners of English is that of becoming “mute English”, but is also a danger to learners of Chinese, too, is if speaking and pronunciation practice is overlooked. 啞巴英語（哑巴英语） Pinyin: yǎ bā yīng … Continue reading
There really isn’t an excuse… try one. Give one reason why you can’t read more Chinese today and improve your Chinese reading and comprehension ability. There really isn’t a reasonable excuse, unless of course your house has burnt down, and … Continue reading
Learning Chinese is supposed to be fun, right? So why does it not always feel that way? Something that often affects language learners, myself included, is that we impose a lot of rules or restrictions on ourselves in terms of … Continue reading
China prohibits the use of foreign language and neologisms in publications: The Chinese Press and Publication Administration sent out a notification requiring that Chinese publications refrain from inserting and using foreign words and neologisms. Scholars have questioned the action. image … Continue reading
